Kevin: “And then shoo-shoo behind yuh back” – Trio begin to talk about Chara as she passes them traveling to up left corner.

“Bad look” Sailor dance formation (3 against 1)

“Watch ya back” movement sequence. ALL HOLD.

Chara breaks with: “Yuh ever hear de sayin dat any time is Trinidad time?! Sunday could fall on a Wednesday…”

As Chara speaks, Group does lazy walk to straight line across at center…

Lazy staggered gestures sequence.

Su: Su’s story of the freeway “if yuh see people come to maco…Fastness again.” As Su talks one by one group looks to hear…and scooch in closer…

Begin to spread out with:

Group: Oh, gosh!

Su: Ent! (3x)

Moving stage right in line:“Eh eh, Ah have a little ‘tory to tell yuh”

Break to come down center: I ent — able — wit all yuh…Canon “steups”

Wine back (upstage)

Ensemble: TTT broadcast “signing on” segment.

“Fan the fire”, limbo jump, folk skip…folk moves in caricature

Kevin: Cookin’ curry duck by the river

Chara: Bussin’ up some doubles

Lulu: Baptist bell

As Su hits, all say: Cricket “SIX”

Kevin begins playing opening bars of national anthem on pan – all jump to stand at attention

Su breaks: Askin for jelly coconut

Chara “Boy, stand still nah!”

Su: Wha’ de ass happen’ to she?

Chara chinee walk

Su: “Thas’ supposed to be Chinee”

Su Indian gesture

Chara: “And what is that?”

Kevin: “Come taste this fish broth nah”

Group jumps in to circle Kevin as he stirs “fish broth.” Circling movement sequence. At end of sequence – Chara up: “Yuh does know a raal Trickydadian…always out to outsmart the smartes’ smart man!” Movement sequence w/ breaks of “Trickydadian-ness”

Lulu: “I goin’ to a free drinks party tonite boy!”

Su and Kevin answer back

Su: “I hear there’s a raal sale in town today!”

Lulu and Chara answer back

Chara: taxi driver, “St. Ann’s by one!” (empty car but calling for one more passenger). Kevin and Su answer back

Chara: “How much?”

Kevin: selling oranges at different prices

Lulu: “But you jus’ sell me for ten!?”

Repeat folk step walk 5x – spilling into a close diagonal

Switch to new rhythm sequence

Chara: “Why is it we always get new roads every five years just before elections then the politicians gone again!”

Repeat sequence (Lulu & Chara move down left of diagonal)

Lulu: Why is it we Trinis treat we own so bad when it comes to service. If I say “Is my order ready yet?” I get —.“ Su as bad server. “But if you have a certain skin tone with an accent (an added benefit), royalty service is yours.” In canon: Su, Chara and Kevin say “Your order ma’am”

Repeat sequence – all to face Su

Su: “Look at we airport… always likin’ pappyshow with no purpose….”

Repeat sequence this time all the way through traveling to up left diagonal.

Kevin: “Why is it that some people play African or Indian for just a day. When it’s Emancipation or Indian Arrival Day they dress up like a circus horse with sari and grand bubu. And the rest of they year they in low rise jeans and tank top.”

Kevin: Trinis raal love competitions.

Repeat whole sequence one final time traveling down right diagonal. Hold 2 beats.

All run to down right corner edge to fight up with the doubles man. On Chara’s cue: “George!”

Fe and Abra enter looking about them/around as if someone is watching/listening

Fe: Living next to blacks, instantly lowers your property value and class stratus.

Abra: “ Shhhh! [in a warning tone] People of color must moderate their tone of voice, often maintaining a higher pitch or whispery tone, as to not frighten or alarm whites. ” [Abra thus moderates her own tone as she speaks.]

Abra: oh that housing where folks have 10pm curfews and can’t have bbq’s in their own yards

[Sing “Well, we movin’ on up to the east side, to a deluxe apartment in the sky….we finally got a piece of the pie…” as movement shift, then Fe/Abra begin backward travel through stage routes using only motif movements–back to pom-pom “Push’em back, move’em back…shift again with T. J. hooker movement…fashion/black gay march to original position. Drag queenin’ leads to confrontational body language.]